Habits of Mind

Considered fundamental to a liberal education, habits of mind foster each person's development as one who seeks to know the truth and is preparing for a lifelong pursuit of knowledge.

Critical Thinking: Recognizing, formulating and pursuing meaningful questions about one's own and others' ideas.
Shared Inquiry: Reasoning together about common texts, questions and problems.
Written and Oral Communication: Development of strong written and oral communication skills.
Information Evaluation and Research Practices: Understanding how information is gathered and evaluated in society.
Requirement: 4 Seminar Courses, one per year. 3 Writing courses.

Seminar 1: Critical Strategies and Great Questions, Spring 2014
Seminar 2: Western Traditions I, Fall 2013
English 4: Composition, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
English 5: Argument and Research, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Writing in the Disciplines: Taken within major

Pathways to Knowledge

Knowledge takes many forms and arises from a variety of methods. Training in diverse pathways to knowledge provides a cross-disciplinary approach to learning.

Artistic Understanding: The analysis, interpretation and critique of the products resulting from human creative expression.
Requirement: Two courses in Artistic Analysis. At least .25cr in Creative Practice.

Artistic Analysis:
Art History 1: Survey of World Art: Europe and the United States, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Art History 2: Survey of World Art: Africa, Asia and the Americas,  Fall 2013
Art History 145: Issues in Renaissance Art, Spring 2014
Communication 2: Communication and Social Understanding,  Fall 2013, Spring 2014
English 19: Introduction to Literary Analysis, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
English 23: American Voices, Spring 2014
English 105: Children's Literature, Fall 2013
English 115: Chaucer, Spring 2014
English 118: 20th-Century Literature
English 125: Introduction to Film, Fall 2013
English 126: Film
English 138: Short Fiction
English 140: Studies in Literary Genre, Fall 2013
English 153: American Ethnic Writers and Oral Traditions, Fall 2013
English 154: Studies in African-American Literature, Spring 2014
English 163: The Other English Literatures
English 173: Women Writers
English 175: Shakespeare, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
French 11: Introduction to Literature, Spring 2014
Modern Languages 186: Culture and Civilization of Italy, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 1: Perceiving the Performing Arts, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 10: Rock to Bach: Introduction to Music, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 111: Symphonic Music, Fall 2013
Performing Arts 113: Jazz and Blues in America
Performing Arts 118: Twentieth-Century Composers, Spring 2014
Philosophy 111: Philosophy of Art, Spring 2014
Spanish 11: Introduction to Literature, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Spanish 120: Spanish Literature: Middle Ages to Eighteenth Century, Fall 2013
Spanish 121: Spanish Literature: Eighteenth Century to the Mid-Twentieth Century, Spring 2014 

Artistic Analysis and Creative Practice:
Art 55: Digital Foundations 1: Photo, Video and Sound, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Art 65: Digital Foundations 2: Web Design and Interactive Art, Fall 2013
ATC 80: Art Theory, Fall 2013
Communication 125: Introduction to Media, Technology & Culture, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
English 25: Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
English 102: Creative Writing, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 14: World Music and Dance, Fall 2013
Performing Arts 33: Acting I: Principles of Performance, Fall 2013
Performing Arts 50: Interactive Theatre, Spring 2014 

Creative Practice:
Art 1: Studio Foundations 1: Drawing, Painting, Photography, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 12: Applied Music, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 19: Performing Ensembles, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 37: Theatre Performance Lab, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 70, 72, 76, 77: Dance Courses, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 75/175: Dance Company, Fall 2013, Fall 2014
Performing Arts 90: Choreography, Fall 2013

Mathematical Understanding: The application and communication of abstract, logical reasoning and mathematical ideas.
Requirement: 1 course

Mathematics 3: Finite Mathematics, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Mathematics 4: Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Mathematics 10: The Art and Practice of Mathematics, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Mathematics 14: Calculus with Elementary Functions II, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Mathematics 27: Calculus I, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Mathematics 101: Fundamental Mathematical Concepts II, Spring 2014

Scientific Understanding: Learning about the natural/physical world by gathering data and formulating hypotheses about how the world works based on that data.
Requirement: 1 course and accompanying laboratory

Biology 10/11: Introduction to Biology, Fall 2013
Biology 50/51: General Biology, Spring 2014
Biology 88/89: Biology of Women, Fall 2013
Chemistry 8/9: General Chemistry I Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Environmental and Earth Science 40/41: Geology and the Earth, Fall 2013
Environmental and Earth Science 50/51: Earth and Life through Time, Spring 2014
Environmental and Earth Science 75/76: Wetlands, Spring 2014
Environmental and Earth Science 92/93: Introduction to Environmental Science, Fall 2013
Physics 1/2: Introduction to Physics I, Fall 2013
Physics 40/41: Revolutions in Science, Spring 2014
Physics 90/91: Introduction to Astronomy, Fall 2013, Spring 2014

Social, Historical, Cultural Understanding: Placing today's world in a meaningful context and arriving at sufficiently complex explanations for current social arrangements.
Requirement: 2 courses

Anthropology 1: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Anthropology 5: Introduction to Archaeology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Economics 3: Principles of Micro-Economics, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Economics 4: Principles of Macro-Economics, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
History 1: World History to 1500, Fall 2013
History 2: World History 1500 to present, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
History 4: History of Western Civilization to 1500, Fall 2013
History 5: History of Western Civilization 1500 to Present, Spring 2014
History 17: History of the United States to 1877, Fall 2013
History 18: History of the United States since 1877, Spring 2014
History 136: Immigration and Ethnic Relations in American History
History 138: The Development of Modern American Culture, Fall 2013
History 141: African-American History: 1865 to the Present, Spring 2014
History 142: History of California, Spring 2014
History 152: Revolution in Latin America, Fall 2013
History 155: Latin American Environmental History, Spring 2014
Politics 1: Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Psychology 1: Introduction to Personality-Social Psychology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Psychology 150: Personality Psychology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Psychology 160: Social Psychology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Sociology 2: Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Sociology 4: Social Problems, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Studies for International and Multilingual Students 15: American Culture and Civilization, Fall 2013
Women's and Gender Studies 1: Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2013

Theological Understanding: The study of religious texts and traditions, and exploration of God, humankind, and the world as expressed in Catholic and other religious traditions.
Requirements: 1 Christian Foundations course, taken at Saint Mary's. 1 Theological Explorations course

Christian Foundations:
 Theology & Religious Studies 97: The Bible and Its Interpretation, Fall 2013, Spring 2014

Theological Explorations:
Philosophy 110: Philosophy of Religion, Spring 2014
Philosophy 130: Ethics, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 101: Origins of Christianity, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 102: Medieval Christianity
Theology & Religious Studies 103: Reformations, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 114: The Gospel of Mark
Theology & Religious Studies 115: Jesus and His Teachings, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 117: Wealth and Poverty in the Bible, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 119: Apocalypse and Eschatology
Theology & Religious Studies 122: Jesus: The Person and the Myth
Theology & Religious Studies 123: Sex and the Spirit, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 126: Theology of Creation, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 134: The Catholic Imagination
Theology & Religious Studies 141: Christian Ethics, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 142: Medical Ethics, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 151: Judaism, Fall 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 163: Saints Yesterday & Today, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 164: Dante and the Divine Comedy, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 165: Spiritual Not Religious: Emerson to the New Age, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 166: Spirituality in Practice: Catholics in America
Theology & Religious Studies 167: Seeing Salvation: Christian Art and Architecture, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 171: Gender and Religion in American Culture

Engaging the World

An exploration of justice, civic responsibility, and social, economic and cultural differences, examining and reflecting on what it means to be a citizen in local and global communities.

American Diversity: An intellectual engagement with the social, cultural, economic or political diversity in the United States.
Requirement: 1 course or qualifying experience

English 23: American Voices, Spring 2014
English 153: American Ethnic Writers and Oral Traditions, Fall 2013
English 154: Studies in African-American Literature, Spring 2014
Ethnic Studies 1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Ethnic Studies 50: Creating Community, Fall 2013
Ethnic Studies 135: Youth Cultures, Identities and New Ethnicities, Fall 2013
History 17: History of the United States to 1877, Fall 2013
History 18: History of the United States since 1877, Spring 2014
History 136: Immigration and Ethnic Relations in American History
History 138: The Development of Modern American Culture, Fall 2013
History 141: African-American History: 1865 to the Present, Spring 2014
History 142: History of California, Spring 2014
Liberal and Civic Studies 21: Culture and Civic Responsibility, Fall 2013
Psychology 165: Cross-Cultural Psychology, Fall 2013
Psychology 8: African American Psychology
Sociology 2: Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Sociology 4: Social Problems, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Studies for International and Multilingual Students 15: American Culture and Civilization, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 117: Wealth and Poverty in the Bible, Fall 2013
Theology & Religious Studies 166: Spirituality in Practice: Catholics in America
Theology & Religious Studies 171: Gender and Religion in American Culture

The Common Good: A vigorous academic exploration about what the common good is and how it might be pursued.
Requirement: 1 course or qualifying experience

Environmental and Earth Science 92/93: Introduction to Environmental Science, Fall 2013
Ethnic Studies 1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Ethnic Studies 50: Creating Community, Fall 2013
History 152: Revolution in Latin America, Fall 2013
Liberal and Civic Studies 21: Culture and Civic Responsibility, Fall 2013
Liberal and Civic Studies 122: Environmental Responsibility in a Global Community, Spring 2013
Liberal and Civic Studies 123: Modern Global Issues, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Performing Arts 50: Interactive Theatre, Spring 2014
Philosophy 10: Plato and Philosophical Inquiry, Fall 2013
Philosophy 11: Aristotle and Philosophical Method, Spring 2014
Philosophy 130: Ethics, Fall 2013
Politics 1: Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Politics 115: Theories of Justice, Fall 2013
Politics 126/127: Food Politics Sociology 4: Social Problems, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Theology & Religious Studies 117: Wealth and Poverty in the Bible, Fall 2013
Women's and Gender Studies 1: Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2013

Community Engagement: An application of intellectual experiences to the community beyond the academy.
Requirement: 1 course or qualifying experience

Accounting 178: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Business Administration 98: Enactus: Entrepreneuership in Action
Business Administration 126: Applied Marketing Research
Business Administration 129: International Marketing
Business Administration 181 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Communcation 190: Companion to Communication 10 (section 9)
Economics 100: The Great Recession
Environmental and Earth Science 60: Urban Environmental Issue
Environmental and Earth Science 75: Wetland Ecology
English 101: Writing Advisotr Training Workshop
Italian 4: Continuing Intermediate Italian, Spring 2014
Japanese 4: Continuing Intermediate Japanese
Kinesiology 20: Sport and Recreational Management
Liberal and Civic Studies 21: Culture and Civic Responsibility, Fall 2013
Liberal and Civic Studies 122: Environmental Responsibility in a Global Community, Spring 2014
Liberal and Civic Studies 127: Praxis - Engaged Community Service, Spring 2014
Liberal and Civic Studies 129: Praxis - Education Community Service, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Math Olympiad
Performing Arts 50: Interactive Theatre, Spring 2014
Politics 110: Minority Politics
Politics 126/127: Food Politics
Politics 140: Gender Politics, Spring 2014
Psychology 157: Human Sexuality
Psychology 165: Cross-Cultural Psychology, Fall 2013
Psychology 195: Field Placement in Psychology

Global Perspective: A study of social, economic, religious or political structures in different global communities and cultures.
Requirement: 1 course or qualifying experience

Anthropology 1: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Anthropology 5: Introduction to Archaeology, Spring 2014
Art History 2: Survey of World Art: Africa, Asia and the Americas, Fall 2013
Business Administration 10: Global Perspectives in Business and Society, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
French 10: Conversation-Composition, Fall 2013
History 1: World History to 1500, Fall 2013
History 2: World History 1500 to Present, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
History 152: Revolution in Latin America, Fall 2013
History 155: Latin American Environmental History, Spring 2014
Liberal and Civic Studies 123: Modern Global Issues, Spring 2014
Spanish 10: Conversation-Composition, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Spanish 11: Introduction to Literature, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Spanish 140: Latin American Literature I
Spanish 141: Latin American Literature II

Language Requirement

Requirement: Level 3 Proficiency

French 3: Intermediate French, Fall 2013
German 3: Intermediate German Fall 2013
Greek 3: Intermediate Greek
Italian 3: Intermediate Italian, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Japanese 3: Intermediate Japanese, Fall 2013
Latin 3: Intermediate Latin
Mandarin 3: Intermediate Mandarin, Fall 2013
Spanish 3: Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2013, Spring 2014